Proverbs 21:12-14

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹² The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked;
    he casts the wicked down to ruin.
¹³ If you close your ear to the cry of the poor,
    you will cry out and not be heard.
¹⁴ A gift in secret averts anger;
    and a concealed bribe in the bosom, strong wrath.